Vikram Pratap Singh @ Bikram Pratap Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.55862 of 2019 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-90 Year-2019 Thana- MAHILA P.S. District- Bhojpur ====================================================== VIKRAM PRATAP SINGH @ BIKRAM PRATAP SINGH (Male 33 years), S/o Kaushal Kumar @ Kaushal Prasad, R/o village- Rajendra Nagar Ballia City, P.S.- Ballia, District- Ballia (Uttar Pradesh). At present resident of Mohalla- Hirdamali Goregaon Govt. Railway Quarter P.S.- Goregaon, District- Godiya (Maharastra).

... ... Petitioner

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar.

2.

Karishma Devi (Female 29 years), W/o Vikram Pratap Singh @ Bikram Pratap Singh, D/o Nagendra Prasad. At present resident of Mohalla Chitratoli Road Gola Mohalla near Mazar, Ward No. 21, P.S.- Ara Town, District- Bhojpur.

... ... Opposite Parties ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr.Bhavesh Kumar, Advocate.

For the State :

Mrs.Veena Rani Prasad, A.P.P.

For the O.P. No. 2 : M/S. Suresh Prasad Bhakta and Rameshwar Thakur, Advocates.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-11-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case for the offence registered under Sections 323, 498(A), 379, 354, 467, 468, 120(B)/34 of the ILPC and 3⁄4 of the D.P. Act. The prosecution story, in brief, is that the petitioner and other accused persons tortured the victim due to nonfulfilment of demand of dowry. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent.

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.55862 of 2019(4) dt.16-11-2019 2/3 There is no allegation of tampering with the witnesses alleged against the petitioner. The petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case due to petty family dispute. The petitioner is the husband of the victim. The case is triable by the Magistrate. The petitioner has further relied upon the judgment of this Court in the case of Md. Naimul Haque Ansari @ Naimul Haque Ansari & Ors. Vs. The State of Bihar, reported in 2006(3) PLJR 182.

On behalf of the learned counsel for the State, it has been submitted that the petitioner is named in the F.I.R./Complaint case.

Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances, let the petitioner above named, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M. Bhojpur, Ara, in connection with Bhojpur (Ara) Mahila P.S. Case No. 90/2019, arising out of Complaint Case No. 592C/2019, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

If so advised, either of the parties will be at liberty to

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.55862 of 2019(4) dt.16-11-2019 3/3 make an application before the court below for referring the matter to the District Mediation Centre for the purpose of reconciliation or one time settlement.

(Sudhir Singh, J) U.K./- U T